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Police Reform in #America Must include Rebranding the Police ...Change their “LOOK”

#PoliceReform Must also include rebranding the #PoliceForce; changing their anti friendly countenance, stance, color,  clothes and updating their car. Their “LOOK” needs to become more customer or #CommunityService Friendly. Moral Authority is a currency that has lost value for Law Enforcement and when a currency looses its value it must change, the state must intervene just as the Federal Reserve Bank intervenes to protect its monetary value of its currency in this case the state needs to constantly intervene in the currency of its law enforcement. But this has never been the case. #Democrats and #Republicans are all guilty of their indifference and soft approach to dealing with and restoring  the credibility of the police. States always seem to fail to act or are too slow to protect the integrity of its people and the currency of its police due to political and ideological differences that has nothing to do with building a strong #Policdforce for all people. A force that ser...

Is a Man convinced against his will of the same opinion still?

“A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still”.  This sounds defeatist... and I wonder if #dale is convinced of this opinion he shared and whether he’s willing to change. But...  #change is never easy especially when a man has reached a place of conviction on a matter. However it takes much Dialogue and openness and even after that change may not occur; but here is the compromise, we have to be willing to compromise & live with our difference of opinions.

Do you really earn the right to be heard by listening to others...

#JohnCMaxwell wrote in #LinkedIn and uses this tag line “Earn the right to be heard by listening to others. Seek to understand a situation before making judgments about it." -John C. Maxwell But, This can be misleading... because we tend to cherish our rights and freedoms to speak as a human. Free speech is already earned. But I guess you mean to speak to others. And indeed even after you think you understand and make judgements, they can be illogical or implausible. I’d say don’t hold on to your judgements always be open to change and updates. However others such as Steven Covey echoes the same sentiments saying that “You make more friends by listening to them than you do by telling them what you think” But I say @ some point you will need to tell them what you think because I would want to know who I’m becoming friends with as well. “the truth is not just heard it’s shared” contact Renaldo via LinkedIn:  http://linkedin.com/in/renaldo-mckenzie-rev-m-phil-m-a-08724944

Do all things without murmuring ... (Phil. 2:14) is a recipe for disaster and control

My cousin Winston Mckenzie quoted a biblical text on his #Facebook Page:  Do all things without murmurings and disputings: That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;Phil 2:14 In my response I stated: Be careful how you interpret or do your exegesis of this periscope. When you share this biblical verse what are you saying. What does it mean to you when this text says: “ do all things without murmurings... “. I’d say yea do ... so long as what you’re being asked to do is honorable and valuable to you and you believe that God is glorified yes do it without murmuring. You see the author of the text said this assuming that the things you’re doing is just and profitable. What we should do all things but do what.. what we want to do or being told to do... what’s the pretext and context here? @Winston Mckenzie replies: When God has put us in a place of power a...

Topic: The State of the Global Justice Movement : Is the Global Justice Movement (GJM) effective in Opposing neoliberal Ideology and strategies...?

The GJM have had over 100 protests against the “Washington consensus” and their lackeys since 1976.  Street protests and some degree of violence have been the main strategies of the group. But is it closer to achieving its goals of realizing actual change he effectiveness of the GJM will be determined by the extent to which it has realized actual power: “demonstrated change in the desired direction” (Kenneth B. Clark 1967). Essentially, we are interested in exploring whether the actions of the GJM affected the day-to-day lives of the poor, and how close is it to achieving its demands such as, tax on speculative capital flows, radical reduction of developing world debt and poverty, food and water security, elimination of income inequality. Geoffrey Pleyers observes that the movement is no way close to realizing its goals and that the IMF has made Structural Adjustment sound nicer by calling it Poverty Reduction. Furthermore, almost half the world population over 3 billion people — l...

Black Voices and Free Speech

#Black Voices need to be heard but are they speaking; or screaming. But there may be limitations to speaking as #socialmedia in. #America play God over speech on the internet. Yet companies such as #Twitter whom I really appreciate is too involved in personal speech utilized on their platforms. People must decide what is good or bad not the Social media companies.  The fact is I twitted: #SpeakingOut In the wake of the #globalrecession that began in 2008, the #global embrace of #neoliberalism left scars on the international economy & has economically eviscerated (#America) #innercities & disenfranchised the individuals who...read more at ...  http://renaldocmckenzie.blogspot.com/2020/06/neoliberalism-and-american-inner-cities.html Twitter after 2 hours of approving and promoting my tweet stopped it saying that it violated some policy. So, I asked twitter via a tweet: Why did you pause my tweet. What policy did it or I violate? #twitter please explain? 🤦🏾‍♂️ what’s go...

No lessons have been learned since the 2008 Recession...

#SpeakingOut In the wake of the #globalrecession that began in 2008, the #global embrace of #neoliberalism left scars on the international economy & has economically eviscerated (#America) #innercities & disenfranchised the individuals who...read more at renaldocmckenzie.blogspot.com/2020/06/neolib… "No lessons have been learned." Despite lawmakers' promises to avoid the mistakes in 2008  made in 2008, much of the $2.2 trillion dollar bailout package went to wealthy institutions and people  twitter.com/time/status/12…

Police Reform in #America Must include Rebranding the Police ...Change their “LOOK”

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#PoliceReform Must also include rebranding the #PoliceForce; changing their anti friendly countenance, stance, color,  clothes and updating their car. Their “LOOK” needs to become more customer or #CommunityService Friendly. Moral Authority is a currency that has lost value for Law Enforcement and when a currency looses its value it must change, the state must intervene just as the Federal Reserve Bank intervenes to protect its monetary value of its currency in this case the state needs to constantly intervene in the currency of its law enforcement. But this has never been the case. #Democrats and #Republicans are all guilty of their indifference and soft approach to dealing with and restoring  the credibility of the police. States always seem to fail to act or are too slow to protect the integrity of its people and the currency of its police due to political and ideological differences that has nothing to do with building a strong #Policdforce for all people. A force that ser...

What’s Wrong with having a New And Or Improved #Police?

In reference to my previous blog entitled:  Wednesday, June 17, 2020 Police Reform in #America Must include Rebranding the Police ...Change their “LOOK” https://renaldocmckenzie.blogspot.com/2020/06/police-reform-must-include-rebranding.html .    I  wanted to make it clear that I am not against having Law &Order, I am against the undermining of law &order by those who are called to uphold and serve it. They are to be held at a higher standard than any other. And they are to be adjudged harsher as well. So, I detest this protestation by the Atlanta Police because Moral authority and credibility gives the Police #power. #PowerAndInfluence to Act &when that is in question they loose their essence, their moral currency &power, their ability to influence. The #President and #America understand that and is working to fix the erosion of trust and the #Police can save face by being a vital #partner at the table so that this trust can be restored. It is n...

Chokeholds banned unless in [Black] cases where an officer’s life is at risk...

“Chokeholds banned unless in [Black] cases where an officer’s life is at risk... “Black” cases.  😂 DWL.   Everytime police use force in black cases, it’s always justified as an extreme case. So what did this #executiveorder or #DonaldTrump Plan achieve. #IfDonaldTrumpIsReelected. #BlackLivesMatter.